Ecowas Court Pledges To Deepen Academic, Youth Engagement
The ECOWAS Court has pledged to deepen its engagement with the sub region’s youth and academic institutions to foster a robust legal culture centered on justice, human rights, and Rule of Law.
ROLL VTR: Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, President of the Court, announced this at the end of the maiden edition of the Moot Court Competition of the Community Court in Abuja.
The competition brought together West African law students to simulate proceedings before the court, offering them firsthand exposure to the workings of an international tribunal and the opportunity to refine their advocacy skills.
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Earlier in a vote of thanks, Justice Sengu Koroma, the court’s Vice President, said the event aimed to create a platform for legal education, engagement, and excellence among the region’s future legal minds.
He also said that mooting was a portal through which students could fully immerse themselves in the environment of ethical considerations and protocols of a real courtroom.
Koroma lauded the participating universities and their students, adding that their intellect, composure, and advocacy made the institutions proud and gave the court great hope in the future of regional justice.
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The high point of the event was the announcement of the winners of the competition and award of certificates for various categories to them.
Two Nigerian universities, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and University of Jos, won the overall best prize and runner-up prize, taking home five million and three million naira respectively.
Two students, Nicholas Ochojila and Diretkinan Dashi, both from the University of Jos, expressed their gratitude to the ECOWAS Court for the opportunity to participate in the competition.
